1 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development ‘Life below Water’ By Ramachandra Bhatta Lead Author Former ICAR-Emeritus Scientist Former Division Chair and Scientist G NCSCM (MOEF &CC) GOI, Chennai [email protected] to DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, PROGRAM MONITORING AND STATISTICS GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA BENGALURU 560001 MAY, 2019 1 2 Acknowledgments This report is result of a collective effort. In fact, it has been written with contributions from many experts and administrators who have reviewed and suggested modifications with their common concern to conserve and sustainably develop Karnataka coastal/marine resources. The report also show that there exists alternatives to achieve growth and these alternatives are currently unfolding – through community action although in many cases they remain invisible to us. This report brings together facts explaining the negatives and positives of development processes coastal development and social realities in multiple ways. In this sense, this report does not intend to present an aspirational view but rather hard realities of future. We are grateful to the Chief Secretary Sri.T.M.Vijaya Bhaskar, IAS, for initiating the exercise and the support extended to the Working Committee. We are thankful to Smt. Shalini Rajaneesh IAS, Principal Secretary Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics Department for constantly guiding and monitoring the work. We are also grateful to Sri. Mohan Chakravarthy IAS former Secretary, Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics Department, for good support and active participation in completing this report. We are also thankful to the Dr. K. Narayana Director of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics Department, Government of Karnataka for associating with this exercise and also facilitating data collection on key dimensions of sustainable development. We profusely thank all the directors and officers of the line departments such as Director of Fisheries, Secretary, Department of Ecology and Environment, Agriculture, and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bangalore. We gratefully acknowledge the support extended by Ms. Roopa, Lead Consultant, in coordinating the team, facilitating the data collection and report writing. The entire exercise was undertaken by the Working Committee with members draw from different areas of expertise under the leadership of Sri. Rudra Gangadharan IAS, former Secretary, Every member of the Committee on Goal 14 has played a distinctive role by participating in the discussion and supplementing the information. Special thanks to Dr. Paul Pandyan, Commissioner of Fisheries, Government of India, Delhi who reviewed the earlier version of this report and suggested many points which were incorporated in this report. 2 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter/ Page no sub- Content chapter no I Background and context 1.1 Introduction 4-5 1.2 Industrialization in the Coastal Karnataka 6 1.3 Socioeconomic Background 7-8 1.4 Macro Economic Changes in Coastal/Marine Economy 9-13 II Review of global and national efforts 2.1 Introduction 14 2.2 Literature Review 15-16 2.3 Eco-Restoration and Sustainable Development 17 III Status and threats to marine/coastal resources 3.1 Coastal and Marine Pollution and Impact of Other Land Based Activities 19-22 3.2 Absence of Economic Valuation as a Basis for Sustainable Management 23-24 3.3 Measures to Address the Ocean Acidification and Shoreline Changes 25 3.4 Regulation of overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing 26-29 3.5 Need for Marine Protected Areas for Conservation 30-31 3.6 Control and Reduction of Fishing Subsidies 32-33 3.7 Scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine 34-36 technology 3.8 Access to marine resources and markets for small-scale fishers 37-40 3.9 Role of National and International law 41-44 IV Measurement of indicators of sustainable development 45-49 V Action points to achieve the targets 50-58 VI Governance and institutional arrangements 6.1 Introduction 59-60 6.2 Addressing the Coastal Vulnerability and climate change Issues 61-62 6.3 Coastal/Marine Tourism 63 6.4 Insurance for Risks 64 6.5 Maritime Issues 64 6.6 Budgetary provisions 65 REFERENCES 65-69 ANNEXURES 81-88 3 4 Tables No Page no Tables/Boxes/Figures 1.1 Socioeconomic profile of the coastal districts of Karnataka 11 1.2 Net Income (NDDP) from Fishing 13 1.3 Per-Capita NDDP 14 1.4 per-capita farm and fishing Income of Dakshina Kannada 15 1.5 Per-capita farm and fishing Income of Udupi 15 1.6 Per-capita farm and fishing Income of Uttara Kannada 2.1 Level and progress towards goals by in South Asia 19 3.1 Threats to Coastal/marine Ecosystems 24 3.2 Classification of Fishing vessels 36 3.3 Income and catch per unit of fishing effort in Karnataka 38 3.4 Level of poverty among Fishing Communities in Karnataka 39 3.5 Marine biotechnology linked corporate sector 45 3.6 Fishing conflicts and socio-ecological equity 48 6.1 Budgetary support for achieving the target indicators 71-73 Figures 1.4 Net income (NDDP) from fishing 13 1.4 Per capita NDDP 14 2.1 Level and progress towards goals by country 18 3.2 Declining Bivalve Production: An Indicator of coastal Water Quality 27 3.4 Level of poverty among Fishing Communities in Karnataka 39 3.5 Marine biotechnology linked corporate sector 42 6.1 Indicated Budgetary Allocation for achieving SDG 14 72 Boxes 1 Rice-shrimp Rotation in coastal wetlands 26 2 Story of CEPI at Mangalore 28-29 3 Deep-sea Ecology and Mining 41 4 Access to coastal space for livelihoods 44 5 New Business Model for fish marketing 46 6 Marine bio-resources and fishmeal industry 50 7 Water management in fishing harbour 7 Public- private- partnership in fisheries 68-69 Annexure 1 State initiative in preparing the SDG 14 Action plan 79 2 State Matrix – Targets National indicators, State indicators, Base line year, 81-88 Base line value, 2022 & 2030 Targets 4 5 Executive Summary The Karnataka coast with 300 km of coast boasts of high marine productivity with a fisheries resource potential of 4.25 lakh metric tons, of which 2.25 lakh metric tons from inshore areas up to a depth of 70 m and remaining 2.0 lakh metric tons from the off shore/deep sea zone. During the last 20 years the fishing technology has undergone large scale mechanization enabling the fishing fleets to expand their fishing ground into deeper waters with fast imported moving engines with Hp ranging from 300-500 capacity. Karnataka Coast has also been a hub of anthropogenic activities attracting huge investments in oil & petroleum, shipping, thermal power station, fertilizer cement, caustic soda and ash industry, ship breaking yard, naval ports, jetties and salt producing sectors– all influence the coastal land and marine area overlapping with the limits of 12 nautical mines. In particular, the stretch between Mangalore and Udupi, is an area of intensive maritime activity characterized by single buoy moorings (SBMs), oil handling jetties, thermal power in addition to many source effluent outlets originating from the nearby small scale industries and urban sewage treatment plants. The anthropogenic activities put immense pressure on natural ecosystems and the SDG 14 suggests that all development programs should consider the threats to natural capital such as coastal and marine ecosystems in the process of achieving economic development. The report delineates the benefits and costs of co-existence of ecological and economic hotspots in order to develop action plan within the existing legal framework. This report presents an assessment of the utilization of coastal and marine ecosystem goods and services by the fishing units, industries and tourism and other stakeholders to survive together is presented in the context of Karnataka coast. It is suggested that the interstate and international marine biodiversity threats should be one of the main agenda during the periodic meetings of the coastal states and it should suggest biodiversity conservation measures. Notification of 8500 acres of naval sea bird coastal/marine areas as marine sanctuary, research on linking production of coastal fish species with cumulative impact of pollution, implementing progressive fuel subsidy, infrastructure and drinking water supply to fisheries harbours, provision of space for women processors within the port area, Steps should be taken to establishment of a SDG Cell within existing line departments to achieve targets set under SDG 14. Such an action plan should incorporate conservation, restoration, and promote nutrition-rich sustainable consumption practices. Marine and coastal ecosystem goods and services should be incorporated into state/national accounting. The access and benefit sharing rules under the Biological Diversity Act 2002 should be extended to the utilization of marine biological resources and the benefits arising from commercial utilization of marine 5 6 biological resources must be shared with the local community. Women could be empowered to ensure their effective role in sustainable livelihood programmes such as fish curing, marketing and value added products should be protected while implementing any development programs. Effective monitoring the factors responsible for climate change should be given priority. The data collection system on marine landings should be strengthened by involving all stakeholders which is a pre-requisite for effective policy implementation. The budgetary allocation for SDG 14 related suggested work plan and schemes should be prioritised and the entire budgetary resources of the state fisheries, ports, ecology and environment, should be revised by developing schemes related with the SDG 14 action plan. 6 7 I BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT 1.1 Introduction The maritime state of Karnataka state consisting of three districts with 300 km coastal length has 35, 507 active marine fishers and 11, 884 numbers of total fishing crafts (CMFRI, 2016). According to Government of Karnataka (2018) 75% per cent of the total fishers are small-scale fishers contributing only 15% of the total marine fish production.